2008 Saab 9-3 Aero TTiD
May 20, 2008 by George Skentzos
The first Saab diesel to earn the Aero namesake is now reached Australia showrooms.
The new Saab 9-3 Aero TTiD range boasts a 1.9-litre two-stage turbocharged diesel engine delivering 132kW and 400Nm of maximum torque.
The engine features two sequentially mounted turbochargers of different sizes which can either operate separately or in tandom.
From idle the exhaust gas feeds only the small turbo, at 1,500rpm the flow is then split between both turbines until 3,000rpm where only the larger turbocharger is engaged.
Matched to either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, combined fuel consumption is just 5.7 litres per 100km for the manual Sport Sedan model.
Pricing
Aero TTiD Power/Torque RRP Fuel consumption (Combined)
Sport Sedan manual 132kW/400Nm $62,600 5.7l/100km
Sport Sedan auto 132kW/370Nm $65,100 6.8l/100km
SportCombi manual 132kW/400Nm $65,100 5.8l/100km
SportCombi auto 132kW/370Nm $67,600 6.9l/100km
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Any performance figures available? Can’t imagine it would be very quick..
Jbot – low 9’s to 100km, and about 6litres/100Ks’, with decent in gear acceleration figures whipping the petrol heads with ease.
Me want. Me dream
Seems unreal performance if true! Where have you got your info from NO NAME? Iam still coming to terms NO NAME at your petrol prices there………..GEE ITS DEAR AS POISON THERE! WOW IS DEAR AS!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn’t the Aero supposed to be Saab’s performance nameplate? low 9s is pretty slow for a $70k on road car… Sure the fuel economy is good, but 0-100 is ordinary.
Got it slighty wrong Maximus – 0to100 in 8.0seconds!!! woosh 6.7’s/100; 80kmh to 110kmh in 6.3 seconds; 64kmh to 96 in 5.0secs.
Have a look at the UK saab site, it has all the stats. nearly as fast as an Aurion with skinny wheels
The petrol Aero is still much faster.. From Saab Oz site, 0-100 in 6.7s, 10.2L/100km (combined), diesel Aero mentioned here does 0-100 in 8.5s, 5.7L/100km (combined)
From Saab’s website, the TTiD is 8.5 secs for manual and 8.9 secs for auto. It costs $62,600 which is $8,000 less than the 2.8 litre turbo V6 Aero, but $6,000 more than the Vector Lux with the 154kW turbo petrol engine (although granted the features it has over the Vector Lux probably almost make up for the difference).
It doesn’t look like a bad car, but it seems like it is a lot more show than go. Plus resale value on Saab sedans are terrible.
Jbot – where did you get 8.5, the UK website clearly states 8.0 manual. 8.4 for the slush box. The diesel is nearly as quick in gear as the 2.8litre 184Kw petrol 4.8 v 5.0 (40-60mph) and 6.3 v 6.3 (50 to 70mph). In fact that 2.0litre is quicker than my 3.0CDTi vectra wagaon to 100kmh
The difference could be you shitty sulphur ridden diesel.
No Name
Be very careful quoting acceleration times from UK (or for that matter US) websites. They are usually quoted in terms of 0 to 60 mph. 60 mph is not 100 km/h. 100 km/h is closer to 62 mph. It might be only 2mph but typically you can add up to 0.5 sec to the 0-60 mph to get 0-100 km/h times.
On the car itself – yes looks great value compared with the 2.8T petrol Aero (assuming you can afford the cost of the diesel – but personally I’d be waiting 6 months or more for the AWD versions.
Hey be glad you guys get a Diesel!
We only get a choice of a 4 or 6 gas engine (petrol)…
But love my 08 9-3 2l turbo… When gas hit $4 a gallon here, I got rid of my Silverado truck (5.3L V8). I know, boo hoo $4 a gallon, you guys damn near pay that a liter! And BTW, I paid $27K and change for my 9-3 but didn’t opt for all the goodies. Still love it. And now my fill-ups don’t hurt so much… If I could have got a diesel I Possibly would have but we in the US get VERY few and mostly on trucks (6L + engines)…
So get one and tell me how cool it is… I’ll just live vicarously through your diesel ;-)